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Patrick Duffy
I have worked in R and SQL extensively to design analytical tooling, create and maintain ETL pipelines, develop insightful models, analyze product data, and create lightweight web applications for a variety of purposes.
Currently searching for a position that allows me to use these skills and continue providing value to analytics and business teams.
Education
M.S. Chemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
2015 - 2013
- Thesis work on understanding how undergraduates worked with chemical representations.
B.S. Chemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
2013 - 2010
Industry Experience
Data Associate
Allovue
Baltimore, MD
current - 2018
- Maintaining and writing ETL processes in R and SQL for new and existing customers
- Contributed to multiple production, client-facing shiny apps
- Performed ad hoc analyses for internal and external stakeholders
- Used product event data to inform design decisions and identify user patters and use cases
- Contributed to internal package development and maintenance
Development Editor
Soomo Learning
Asheville, NC
2018 - 2016
- Led analysis for presentation to Southeastern Educational Data Symposium 2018
- Analyzed event data to understand user behavior and student outcomes
- Developed models to target student interventions
- Designed dashboards to aggregate and visualize student and instructor data
- Led development of an undergraduate natural sciences course for a public university with a large online presence
Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks
Form versus Function: A Comparison of Lewis Structure Drawing Tools and the Extraneous Cognitive Load They Induce1
Journal of Chemical Education
N/A
2019
Unraveling the Complexities: An Investigation of the Factors That Induce Load in Chemistry Students Constructing Lewis Structures2
Journal of Chemical Education
N/A
2017